why do you people spend so much time talking about trains? how is this fun? what are you? like 2?
why do you spend so much time talking about us talking about trains? how is this fun? what are you? like 2?
See Edmund Hillary's reason for climbing mountains.
hey 1chan, went traveling during the holidays
another art shot
i love the contrast between the contemporary wraps and the old carbodies
i also went to the sacramento railroad museum in the fall, but all my pics are shit :(
>>122645At least you posted a Comeng. If it was a Siemens or Xtrap I'd have to revoke the term >real
>>122651I see trolley poles in all of these pictures, but that particular one shows no rope. Does anyone know how they de-pole the cars?
have some porn you nerdy piece of shit
yeah, there is no rope. hong kong trams aren't de-poled in regular service; all of the turnarounds are balloon tracks
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>>122657Somebody wanna alert the mods? Usually this stiff is cleaned up by now.
Somebody wanna alert the mods? Usually this stiff is cleaned up by now.
>>122657Report, Report, my kingdom for Report!
I no longer remember any backstory re this image; if I ever learned it, that is. I think it's a two-car train with the closer car being an electric and the other a diesel, either being the other's DVT. Do we call it an EDMU?Hennyways and milwaukyroads, was there really a 'koploper'-shaped diesel... outside of my imagination, that is?
I no longer remember any backstory re this image; if I ever learned it, that is. I think it's a two-car train with the closer car being an electric and the other a diesel, either being the other's DVT. Do we call it an EDMU?
Hennyways and milwaukyroads, was there really a 'koploper'-shaped diesel... outside of my imagination, that is?
Looks like a research or geometry train to me. Notice the little cupola for observing the pantagraph.
JNR KIYA191 is wat you're looking for.
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/russias-terrifying-nuke-trains-will-be-roving-the-rails-1675562485Title says it all. The question is...when will the models for it become available?
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/russias-terrifying-nuke-trains-will-be-roving-the-rails-1675562485
Title says it all.
The question is...when will the models for it become available?
All part of Vladimir the Terrible's plan.
>>122618http://pastebin.com/eWX4zFE4
>>122618
http://pastebin.com/eWX4zFE4
>>122637Is this something relevant or just more Christmas Period spam?
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Reposting from 2chanAnother incident with a 30 car train seems to have taken place. This time with better pictures and some videos.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pez8fQsVZIohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nL4s5VgpRYBy far the world's longest commuter train !
Reposting from 2chanAnother incident with a 30 car train seems to have taken place. This time with better pictures and some videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pez8fQsVZIohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nL4s5VgpRYBy far the world's longest commuter train !
>>122603As far as I'm aware, not on that [Yokosuka] line anyway. Tokaido Main Line has some platforms on the JR East side with headroom enough for 16, maybe 18 cars.Typical Shinkansen platform could probably fit up to 24 carsInteresting that the railfans managed to track and follow that train with pretty good speed.It appears that it was a case of one of the usual 15 car trains breaking down again - hence why the motivation for mirrored hardware in the E233.
>>122603As far as I'm aware, not on that [Yokosuka] line anyway. Tokaido Main Line has some platforms on the JR East side with headroom enough for 16, maybe 18 cars.Typical Shinkansen platform could probably fit up to 24 carsInteresting that the railfans managed to track and follow that train with pretty good speed.
It appears that it was a case of one of the usual 15 car trains breaking down again - hence why the motivation for mirrored hardware in the E233.
Four pantos up? They managed to get 8M(otored)+22T(railers) out of this lot?
+blink+ +blink+ Did my eyes deceive me... or was the trailing pantograph shorn off?
>>122610Some googling says a pantograph did indeed break
Utterly mincedAlso, considering the last time it happened, it was a 6M24T job with that E217+E231. The E217 isn't exactly known for acceleration though so it probably took its sweet time getting to speed.
Utterly minced
Also, considering the last time it happened, it was a 6M24T job with that E217+E231. The E217 isn't exactly known for acceleration though so it probably took its sweet time getting to speed.
Some of the videos did show the take-off, I think. It wasn't sprightly, sure.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSSDlql4NWU -- As seem by the staff.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqJBEW3qIZU -- As seem from the oppo platform.
Some of the videos did show the take-off, I think. It wasn't sprightly, sure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSSDlql4NWU -- As seem by the staff.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqJBEW3qIZU -- As seem from the oppo platform.
>>122623Hmm, going by the inverter sounds, by the time they actually put it into notch, the acceleration was pretty damn good considering the ridiculous length. Then again, I wouldn't be surprised if the trains rarely used their full power except when crammed or otherwise and thus had acceleration artificially limited and motors downrated. Just as the Tokyo Metro 15000 is rated quite openly for 4500kW. Or the native Waratah here, said to have much more powerful guts than known that are computer controlled so as to not pump too much power and blow a substation or lose traction, and they already are the highest accelerating double deckers in the world...30 car E217 vs 6 car N'EX, the former actually extends out of frame.
>>122623Hmm, going by the inverter sounds, by the time they actually put it into notch, the acceleration was pretty damn good considering the ridiculous length. Then again, I wouldn't be surprised if the trains rarely used their full power except when crammed or otherwise and thus had acceleration artificially limited and motors downrated. Just as the Tokyo Metro 15000 is rated quite openly for 4500kW. Or the native Waratah here, said to have much more powerful guts than known that are computer controlled so as to not pump too much power and blow a substation or lose traction, and they already are the highest accelerating double deckers in the world...
30 car E217 vs 6 car N'EX, the former actually extends out of frame.
>>122624 -- I didn't twig on what was odd with that picture. #verymuchembarrassedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zfZMAH7cR0 -- The hacksaws are out, removing the screwed panto.
>>122624 -- I didn't twig on what was odd with that picture. #verymuchembarrassed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zfZMAH7cR0 -- The hacksaws are out, removing the screwed panto.
Are they doing trials on the train because I don't see any passengers when passing by. Or they couple the 30 cars trains to move to certain depot to drop off all at once?
>>122632A 15 car train broke down (and snapped a pantograph)Due to the busy nature of things, it wouldn't make sense to call in a shunter. Instead they just call the nearest service to empty out and drag it off to the depot. In this case it was another 15 car train.It can get interesting when completely different trains clip together. Tobu 30000 + Tokyu 5000 forming 20 car train after the former shit its pantshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyuQqO4vQsY
>>122632A 15 car train broke down (and snapped a pantograph)Due to the busy nature of things, it wouldn't make sense to call in a shunter. Instead they just call the nearest service to empty out and drag it off to the depot. In this case it was another 15 car train.
It can get interesting when completely different trains clip together. Tobu 30000 + Tokyu 5000 forming 20 car train after the former shit its pantshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyuQqO4vQsY
The media seems to treat the bullet train like it's he future of railway transportation, and perhaps there's truth to this. But more importantly: should they be the future?As cool as hover vehicles are, there's something rather impersonal about them compared to the homely warmth of a classic, grounded train with a legitimate grill and speed that doesn't break the sound barrier. Thoughts?
The media seems to treat the bullet train like it's he future of railway transportation, and perhaps there's truth to this. But more importantly: should they be the future?
As cool as hover vehicles are, there's something rather impersonal about them compared to the homely warmth of a classic, grounded train with a legitimate grill and speed that doesn't break the sound barrier. Thoughts?
Maglevs are still astronomically expensive to build and maintain. Standard rail is still the way to go, though high-speed-grade infrastructure isn't exactly cheap stuff itself. The future is a picture that often features the image of the Japanese Shinkansen. Though not every country has the kind of capitalist political climate that made their iconic bullet trains so prolific.
Maglevs are still astronomically expensive to build and maintain. Standard rail is still the way to go, though high-speed-grade infrastructure isn't exactly cheap stuff itself.
The future is a picture that often features the image of the Japanese Shinkansen. Though not every country has the kind of capitalist political climate that made their iconic bullet trains so prolific.
the metro desighn language is ment to dumb down user of windows 8+ chrome firefox some linux based operating systems and more, retaliet againts this bullshit with its babyish simple design ment for idoits its making people dumb STOP THIS SHIT!!!!!!!
High-speed passenger trains, or "bullet trains" as you call them aren't the future OR a fad. They're the present. Over a dozen countries have dedicated high-speed lines, and a fair number more have high-speed trains running on upgraded/conventional lines.like Kartma said, the primary factor holding back hover trains is cost. If we woke up tomorrow morning and found that Maglev suddenly cost half the price of building/maintaining standard rails, nobody would give a second thought to warmth or "legitimate grills." It's all about dat paypah booboo.>>122617Nigga wut
High-speed passenger trains, or "bullet trains" as you call them aren't the future OR a fad. They're the present. Over a dozen countries have dedicated high-speed lines, and a fair number more have high-speed trains running on upgraded/conventional lines.
like Kartma said, the primary factor holding back hover trains is cost. If we woke up tomorrow morning and found that Maglev suddenly cost half the price of building/maintaining standard rails, nobody would give a second thought to warmth or "legitimate grills." It's all about dat paypah booboo.
>>122617
Nigga wut
>>122615While it is a valuable asset along populated corridors I do think HSR mania is going to have to end at some point. The French railway infrastructure company has managed to accumulate over 30 billion euros of debt from constructing LGV corridors over the past few decades. It has also become a great tool for politicians to pander to areas in Europe.There's a place for HSR but it shouldn't be used to service corridors with tiny cities.
>>122615While it is a valuable asset along populated corridors I do think HSR mania is going to have to end at some point. The French railway infrastructure company has managed to accumulate over 30 billion euros of debt from constructing LGV corridors over the past few decades. It has also become a great tool for politicians to pander to areas in Europe.
There's a place for HSR but it shouldn't be used to service corridors with tiny cities.
The beauty of high speed rail in general is that it's become the face of the intercity railway. Whilst it may appear alien to lands without real high speed railways (Australia included), it is now such an ingrained part of society to those present. Treat it just as like when the aeroplane came in if you will.Storytime!The Shinkansen's dreamy aeroplane-like design and interior lends a hand to this (bonus points for Green Car and/or N700). As the door retracts its seal (watch your fingers!), introducing you to the richly coloured wood lined corridor and soft lighting, coupled with the chocolate carpet floor, you make your way through the saloon door to your seat and the woman hands you a wet wipe while checking out the tray tables, recline function, crappy flight magazines, generous legroom with footrest and blinds before noticing the stack of blankets on the shelf. Then you hear the door chime and it's time to depart, a man in a black and gold suit passes by to tend to your reservation before a lady (I once did have a male trolley attendant, just once) enters to bow and pushes a trolley filled with all sorts of things, edible and souvenir alike. The gentle and smooth yet firm acceleration (notably of the N700) feels like you're about to approach light speed and by the time you look out the aeroplane styled window again, the whole world is flying past. You just had morning tea and you'll be many cities away before lunch time. Now it's time to plug your laptop into the socket and shitpost on 1chan while peering over at the two old men over there having a few cans of Suntory Premium at 11 in the morning. Then you look at the timeline of the Shinkansen and see that it won't be too long before the N700 becomes history too.Try not to think of it as just about the train, think of it as the whole system. Admire it's ridiculously safety record and reliability whereby the trains are treated so well that many won't see a single fault in their service life. Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
The beauty of high speed rail in general is that it's become the face of the intercity railway. Whilst it may appear alien to lands without real high speed railways (Australia included), it is now such an ingrained part of society to those present. Treat it just as like when the aeroplane came in if you will.Storytime!The Shinkansen's dreamy aeroplane-like design and interior lends a hand to this (bonus points for Green Car and/or N700). As the door retracts its seal (watch your fingers!), introducing you to the richly coloured wood lined corridor and soft lighting, coupled with the chocolate carpet floor, you make your way through the saloon door to your seat and the woman hands you a wet wipe while checking out the tray tables, recline function, crappy flight magazines, generous legroom with footrest and blinds before noticing the stack of blankets on the shelf. Then you hear the door chime and it's time to depart, a man in a black and gold suit passes by to tend to your reservation before a lady (I once did have a male trolley attendant, just once) enters to bow and pushes a trolley filled with all sorts of things, edible and souvenir alike. The gentle and smooth yet firm acceleration (notably of the N700) feels like you're about to approach light speed and by the time you look out the aeroplane styled window again, the whole world is flying past. You just had morning tea and you'll be many cities away before lunch time. Now it's time to plug your laptop into the socket and shitpost on 1chan while peering over at the two old men over there having a few cans of Suntory Premium at 11 in the morning. Then you look at the timeline of the Shinkansen and see that it won't be too long before the N700 becomes history too.Try not to think of it as just about the train, think of it as the whole system. Admire it's ridiculously safety record and reliability whereby the trains are treated so well that many won't see a single fault in their service life.
http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2013/02/27/r861m-gautrain-bill - Last year, Neil Campbell, the DA's provincial spokesman on transport, called for the Gautrain contract to be made public, adding that reports hinted at the time that taxpayers would pay R700-million a year to subsidise its operational costs.
>>122621 HSR does its job best in the "too short to fly, too long to drive" region. It only makes sense when you can offer faster downtown-to-downtown service than you can with an airplane. The other side of the coin, however, is ensuring the flexibility you have with a car at your destination--the "last mile" of the trip, as it were. That's why you tend to get transit-oriented development around HSR stations, and why you want good connectivity with transit (bus/conventional rail/metro/subway/etc).My understanding is that few HSR systems actually turn a profit (I believe Tokyo-Osaka and Paris-Lyon are the only two); they are largely regarded as a public service and are subsidized, and most HSR systems are State-affiliated. The only exception that comes to mind is Taiwan (pic related). A private consortium designed and built the system, and will operate and maintain it for 30 years before it is turned over to the government.
>>122621 HSR does its job best in the "too short to fly, too long to drive" region. It only makes sense when you can offer faster downtown-to-downtown service than you can with an airplane. The other side of the coin, however, is ensuring the flexibility you have with a car at your destination--the "last mile" of the trip, as it were. That's why you tend to get transit-oriented development around HSR stations, and why you want good connectivity with transit (bus/conventional rail/metro/subway/etc).
My understanding is that few HSR systems actually turn a profit (I believe Tokyo-Osaka and Paris-Lyon are the only two); they are largely regarded as a public service and are subsidized, and most HSR systems are State-affiliated. The only exception that comes to mind is Taiwan (pic related). A private consortium designed and built the system, and will operate and maintain it for 30 years before it is turned over to the government.
>>122627Didn't the Taiwanese service go broke?
>>122628It's currently at the "getting there" stage. It did hit a low point and nearly fall apart but the losses were narrowed with some smart accounting and as long as nothing abrupt happens, it'll make it and eventually turn a profit.I do wonder how JR Central's beast will fare in the future seeing as how it's their moneymaker. They've made it to the point where their debt is more than manageable, especially considering its composition and are now rounding up money to spend as the Chuo Shinkansen is progressively built.
>>122628It's currently at the "getting there" stage. It did hit a low point and nearly fall apart but the losses were narrowed with some smart accounting and as long as nothing abrupt happens, it'll make it and eventually turn a profit.
I do wonder how JR Central's beast will fare in the future seeing as how it's their moneymaker. They've made it to the point where their debt is more than manageable, especially considering its composition and are now rounding up money to spend as the Chuo Shinkansen is progressively built.
>>122622Thank you for that, what a wonderful read :)
>>122622
Thank you for that, what a wonderful read :)
What is the most overrated railroad in terms of popularity with railfans?Pic related is my choice.>MUH ELECTRIFICATION >MUH EVIL CEOs>MUH NOSTALGIA FOR A FAILED CORPORATIONA close second would probably be Rock Island.
What is the most overrated railroad in terms of popularity with railfans?
Pic related is my choice.
>MUH ELECTRIFICATION >MUH EVIL CEOs>MUH NOSTALGIA FOR A FAILED CORPORATION
A close second would probably be Rock Island.
Outside of that one autist on this board I've never seen anyone ever really wax lyrical about the MILWR. Sure the workers were pissed the railway was fucked in corporate backrooms but the anger is for the most part justified. Anyway, my first choice would probably be the Rock followed by... oh good god I dunno. Most fallen flags have their fans but I don't think there's one in particular that has more than others. Except maybe the PRR but considering how integral they were to the development of the railroads in the US their large fanbase is logical.
I wouldn't call them "overrated" necessarily, but I get sick to fucking death of hearing about Union Pacific and Santa Fe.
>>122596Yeah, people sperg out on the UP because "ZOMG STEAM! 844!"
>>122596
Yeah, people sperg out on the UP because "ZOMG STEAM! 844!"
>>122597>ZOMG inept steam programOncal Piet 'cause Mopac and CNWOncal Piet 'cause Warwinhgs and Merkin flagsAlso picrelated
>>122597
>ZOMG inept steam program
Oncal Piet 'cause Mopac and CNWOncal Piet 'cause Warwinhgs and Merkin flags
Also picrelated
>>122599I picture UP fans as the same people who watch WWE and Nascar.
>>122599
I picture UP fans as the same people who watch WWE and Nascar.
>>122605Railfans of Walmart
>>122605
Railfans of Walmart
>>122605>>122608The UP is a major link between the West Coast seaports and the Walmarts of Middle America.
>>122605>>122608
The UP is a major link between the West Coast seaports and the Walmarts of Middle America.
Christmas on the Rails: Two trains meeting in the middle of the subdivision late on Christmas evening.Nevar 4get how your chinese crap gets to your house.
Christmas on the Rails: Two trains meeting in the middle of the subdivision late on Christmas evening.
Nevar 4get how your chinese crap gets to your house.
Fhew! Was a bit worried, then, you'd both been on the same track.
Prettige kerstdagen... Yes, far-fetched yet apt wording.
Interesting development: Just a few hours after this photo was taken, a derailment took out a bridge 30 miles east of here. I hope the crew got through in time.
>>122606If you're wondering why they're spraying water on non-flammable covered hoppers, they're carrying fly ash that they don't want to be airborne.
Give a African the right tools and training and you run trains like these ...train consist - one15E/one43class/114wagons(13720tons)/one15E/one43class/114wagons(13720tons)/one15E/one114wagons(13720tons)/one15E or 9E/telemeter, that is 342 wagons with 41160 tons.. you run 9 trains like these in a 24Hour period
Drivers side of cab
>>12245150kV aww yeah. Such giant insulators on relatively small locos.
Yep, looks like you lot are really hauling the goods and getting to be a bit comfy and cozy on the road.
Sounds like Smitie's proud of his new toy!
>40k+ ton trains >3+ mile long trainsGod damn!Hope you have double mains.
>40k+ ton trains >3+ mile long trains
God damn!
Hope you have double mains.
Listening to Nina_Simone...I am after all on holiday ... just to
I think the Canadians got us beat on this one ... I believe in a power nap ... worked enough trains in my time
>>122461>9 a day..landbarge mode. ~1550 ton/hr running in 2:45 window. But Smitie has a power-shortage and the goods must move..>>122480 Control stand or battle station?>>122481 lol message table. Happy endins for errabody ;)
>>122461
>9 a day..
landbarge mode. ~1550 ton/hr running in 2:45 window. But Smitie has a power-shortage and the goods must move..
>>122480 Control stand or battle station?
>>122481 lol message table. Happy endins for errabody ;)
the new 19E is so fast they had to instal seat belts... now I am bragging
Why shouldn't you get to brag occasionally? I, for one, can't think of a reason against it.
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